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Item Code: IDF154by Derek O'BrienPaperback (Edition: 2006)Penguin Books Ltd. ISBN 0144000644 Language: English Size: 7.7" X 4.9" Pages: 976 Weight of the Book: 682 gms |
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times since 2nd Oct, 2008| Stop Press | 12 |
| The Year in Review | 21 |
| Newsmakers and Happenings of the Year | 26 |
| Obituaries | 42 |
| World Dateline | 50 |
| India Dateline | 84 |
| Timeline of World History | 106 |
| Beginning of Time to 1994 | 106 |
| Last Ten Years in Review | 127 |
| Timeline of Indian History | 148 |
| Beginning of Time to 1994 | 148 |
| Last Ten Years in Review | 173 |
| Maps and Flags of the World | 193 |
| The World | 209 |
| Countries at a Glance | 494 |
| India | 499 |
| States at a Glance | 500 |
| States | 502 |
| National Capital Territory: Delhi | 623 |
| Union Territories | 626 |
| Governors and Chief Ministers since Independence | 644 |
| Maps of India | 673 |
| Cover Story: Building Confidence | 689 |
| Becoming Independent by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | 689 |
| Building the Nation by Manmohan Singh | 698 |
| The Way to Economic Development by Amartya Sen | 714 |
| The Economic Role of the State by Bimal Jalan | 715 |
| Building Confidence by Derek O'Brien | 718 |
| Politics | 721 |
| Government | 721 |
| The Constitution of India | 724 |
| List of Council of Ministers | 727 |
| Table of Precedence | 732 |
| Assembly Elections | 736 |
| Number of Assembly Seats in States and UTs | 737 |
| Number of Lok Sabha Seats in States and UTs | 738 |
| Number of Rajya Sabha Seats in States and UTs | 739 |
| The Armed Forces | 740 |
| Opinions | 743 |
| What Happened in Ayodhya on 6 December 1992 by P.V. Narasimha Rao | 743 |
| Human Rights by Vinay Lal | 745 |
| Economy | 749 |
| Indian Economy | 749 |
| The Union Budget 2005-06 | 749 |
| Railway Budget 2005-06 | 757 |
| The Five Year Plan | 761 |
| India's Exports and Imports | 764 |
| Agriculture | 768 |
| Irrigation | 769 |
| Coal Reserves in India | 770 |
| Indian Power Sector | 771 |
| Petroleum Industry in India | 772 |
| Stock Exchanges of India | 773 |
| Insurance Industry in India | 774 |
| Banking System | 775 |
| Value Added Tax | 776 |
| Opinions | 778 |
| The World is Flat by Thomas L. Friedman | 778 |
| Consumerism by Ashis Nandy | 781 |
| Science | 787 |
| The Nine Members of the Solar System | 787 |
| Physics | 794 |
| Science News | 796 |
| Inventions and Inventors | 801 |
| Career | 809 |
| Major Examinations | 809 |
| UPSC - Programme of Examinations to be Held in 2006 | 823 |
| Sports | 828 |
| World Cup Football | 828 |
| Indian Cricket | 830 |
| Hockey World Cup | 836 |
| Commonwealth Games | 836 |
| Tennis | 837 |
| Arts | 846 |
| Fifty Years of Pather Panchali | 846 |
| Breaking Barriers in Cinema by Satyajit Ray | 846 |
| Indian Cinema | 848 |
| International Cinema | 854 |
| On Printing and Books | 864 |
| General Knowledge | 878 |
| Nobel Prize | 878 |
| Padma Awardees 2005 | 896 |
| Geography | 905 |
| Weights and Measures | 916 |
| General Knowledge Quiz | 920 |
| Index | 945 |
